Snakebit - 1956 Ford F-100

Editors note: This truck debuted at SEMA 2013 with major attention, and well deserved hoopla, but it wasn't until just days before the '56 Ford F-100 known as Snakebit rolls across the block in Scottsdale that a press release sent out a few days the magnitude of the project caught our attention.

Hey, how's that for a catchy corny title? Get it, Snakebit, Kiss of life Gene Simmons KISS bassist; his wife and actress Shannon Tweed-Simmons; and local businesses including the Saskatchewan Ford Dealer Association, the Wheels of Dreams Project is on a mission to raise funding for the development of the future Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan in Canada. A custom built 1956 Ford F-100 with Shelby Mustang influences will be sold at no reserve at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Jan. 17, 2014. All proceeds will benefit the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan.

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Tom Foster, President and General Manager of Industrial Machine & MFG in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan sounds like Classic Trucks' kind of guy. In the back of his mind he thought it might be cool to build a classic truck as a team building exercise for IMM's 55th anniversary. Then the fourth member of the Foster family arrives, and the baby girl's first 14 days of life weren't easy. Saskatchewan is one of only two provinces in Canada without a hospital dedicated solely to children. Looking back on the experience Tom thought maybe the truck idea would be a good platform to help raise funds to build a children's hospital in Saskatoon. It's a story anyone that has ever built a custom truck, or car can tell you, the idea starts out small, and then always ends up on a much larger scale. Tom Foster's case was no exception. Originally the small-window '56 Ford project started out with modest intentions to be sold locally for $55,000, but it wasn't long before major heavy hitters entered the picture. Here's a few images of the '56 to whet your appetite, and to learn more about the truck's amazing saga a Google search will bring up a proverbial wealth of information, maybe even this story.